STUDIO 100 INBYOND

COMPETITION ENTRY : UIA BARCELONA

HOUSING AND PUBLIC SPACE IN THE HISTORICAL CENTRE OF BARCELONA

STUDENT PROJECTS CONFRONTATION - UNESCO PRIZE 1996 The international Confrontation of architecture student projects, traditionally organized as part of the UIA Congress, leads to the awarding of the UNESCO Prize and various prizes offered by the UIA Member Sections.PROGRAMME The historical centre of Barcelona is the object of a far-reaching transformation process stretching back to the mid-eighties with the aim of reassessing some of the most run-down sectors of the city. The transformation involves major reorganization of its fabric, building cultural facilities and rehabilitation of a considerable number of homes.The competition theme is on the construction of two adjacent blocks of houses in the centre, public spaces and connecting areas. New housing models adapted to the changes taking place in family structures and lifestyles, the use and impact of new technologies and definition of public spaces are questions which merit particular attention.JURY AND ADJUDICATION The jury met in Barcelona from 26-30 May 1996 and examined 1118 projects. Presided by Adèle Naudé Santos (San Diego - Argentina), it was composed of Wolfgang Tochterman, Director of UNESCO Human Settlements Unit, Rifat Chadirji, (Kingston upon Tyne - United Kingdom), Manuel Gallero, (Aachen - Germany) and Dietmar Steiner (Vienna - Austria); and deputy members Sabine Kraft (Aachen, Germany) and Victor Perez Escolano (Seville - Spain). After analysing the conclusions of the technical commission, the jury identified a series of criteria for evaluating the projects:

scale of the intervention;

compatibility with environment and in particular with the immediate buildings and open spaces;